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PRO/AH/EDR> Johne's disease, cervids – USA: (CA) elk
Other Animal Disease -- United StatesFive free-ranging tule elk in the Point Reyes National Seashore have tested positive for a lethal gut-wasting infection called Johne's disease, the 1st positive results since the seashore began testing elk over a year and a half ago as part of its forthcoming ranch management plan.Johne's disease infects both elk and cows and can pass between the species, which are mingling more in recent years as 2 elk herds have grown and encroached on federal pastureland.For Read more [...]
